Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-12-30

Contents Of sachel as follows: Item
first, white pasteboard box, containing
certain articles of jewelry, two wit:
One gold star pendant, containing
seventeen diamonds with large straw
colored stone in center; one pair SOL
i;aire ear drops, ST carats weight
each; one diamond ring; one heavy
gold bracelet. Value Of the w.ole-
six thousand five hundred and fifty dol
lars. These va;uahcS." he observed.
pajisin@ momeE. to note the Il 'ct Of
his rnnorncement, ''are family jewels,
now belonging to myself as sole sur
wing heir Oft. ate At:!crton family"
Item second" he continued, re-
ferring again to the notebook, family
papers, as follows: Power os attorney
from my diseased brother, S. X. Ather-
ton; deed of Atherton homestead; will
of late General Cleveland Atherton''-
That's enough" curly interrupted
Miss Smith; you have the key to the
sachel with you, s'pose."
81 have, madam was the reply.
Then" returned Miss Smith, NOV
ing toward the secretary drawer, and
proceeding to insert the key, ''if the
things in the sachel corresponds to them
you've mentioned, Why
Here Miss Smith stopped abruptly.
The drawer was unlocked. With a face
paler than ashes, she jerkcd it open!-
it was empty!
"Robbers!' she gasped. dropping in
to the nearest chair. .'Thievesm she
screamed. Historically, as they all rose
to their feet and came crowding about
her. "Burglars!' she shrieked, in a
still higher key, land it's all been done
since six o'clock-that sachel was in
there then, for I see it with my OWL
eyes! And now-it's gone-gone"
And Miss Smiths voice failed her; SC
she began to sob.
At this startling piece of news Mr..
Atherton looked incredulous, Captain
Flagg and his wife astounded, Polly
amazed, Tad bewildered, Mrs. Mason
surprised and Mr.. Mason overwhelmed
"By Jovev' muttered the latter gen.
tleman, as a sudden thought seemed te
strike him; and, leaving the little group
staring dumbly at each other, he bolted
into his own room.
Il don't WISH 10 increase the ger. D.,
unpleasantrass." nc observed. pokir.
his head through the door with a gli;;s;
ly smile, "but I'm compelled to re
mark that the thief has also taken''-
mot my Roman gold bracelets
John DEAR" interrupted his wife
ciasping her hands in tragic manner
=" don't say that.'
Il gr;eve to be obliged to say so, m,
love-" said Mr.. Mason. with affected
pleasantly, land also to add that no
only have your watch and chain becr
stolen silently away. but the bigges
trunk seems to have been despoiled O
dress or two, as well rs the fur-linet
circular, which you acouId insist upo,
bringing, in spite Of my remonstrances
while"-
Here, Tad! Tad, come back here
where are you going!' interrupted Mis-
Smith, as, at the words "fGr-l;ned cir
GUAR" Tad, Selling his cap from TIN
table, boltcd from the room without
word, followed by Mr.. Mason. wht
nuttercd something about hunting III
the sheriff, while his wife, with hys
ieric sob, sought her own apartment
for tho purpose OF sccing whether she
had sustained any further loss.
Mr.. Anterior rose to his feet witt
suspicion in his eye, and the it'll,
s:.chel key, which he had previousl,
Drawn from his pocket, in his hand.
lido not like the appearance,
Of Ill this" he said, in tone of severe
.ii.3,leasure. THAT boys behavior
from my first encounter with him, a
The station in Philadelphia. to this las
-cr--h2sty exit, has, to say the least
hardly been above suspicion; and
nust say
l!'i.ai. sirr' wrathfully exclaime,
''i,ss Smith, not needing pacific Mrs
Flags gentle witch 1t her dress
s',:r., $50 you dare to insinuate tina
.ns--that Tad, who's ben under m,
WA eye ever sonce he come to Blk
port-an' abanester, stiddier boy ncye
iyed-would"-
Without mcanin' TO como into NJ
collision" gently but firmly interpose'
Captain Fiagg. in persuasive tones
can seein' we're all neighbors an
frien's, supposin' VIC lay to an ancho
for spell. an see what comes of il
In my way of thinkin'," continued tn
J Captain, beaming mildly upon M,
Anterior. who, apparently it'll
ashamed of his haste, had subside
again into his chair, ''that there boy
nj! Miss Smith says. an more. too, M
it's my belief that what's sot him OF a
50 sudden is some kind of clcw tina
he's in hurry to overhaul. What Il
goa think. Poily?"
Polly said that she kaew it was some
thing of the sort. while Mrs. Flag
mur. 1urcd words to the same effect
SO. ~ there was nothing to do bn
;;wli: events, Miss Smith swaliowe
what she afterwards mentioned as he
righteous Indignation" and took u
her knitting: .Ir. Anterior control:e;
his Impotence rs best he could, and
drawing Il paper from his pocket. be
c,.ne seemingly absorbed in its Goa
taai4i, though Tad was perpetualI
scainpci.ing up and down its columns
willie The Flags conversed with e;lc
other aa,. Miss Smith in confidentia
"'isiertoae. regarding the strange event
Ct TIE day.
CHAPTER XIV.
Meanwhile, Tad. possessed by on
dcn,inan. i!,ouyht. which had Gashc,
;:c.T,ss lis mind az Mr. Mason's men
ten Of the loss OF lis w;fe's fur-lino,
Circular. WAS speeding Though tn
hal d..rllac>s y, The street in the di
-s..:.on % Peters.
For, an hour a 90 before, wmi
walking the hotel i.:azza, pending til
arrival Of the stage, Tad's eyes
which, generally speaking, were every
where, happaael 10 glance throuy,
one Of the long windows into tn
i;,ry .,,,,tr,,,r.. d., .t;,,l H.. h. $685.,